Washington (AFP) - IMF experts recommended Friday that the Chinese yuan be included in the Fund's SDR basket of currencies, backing a strong push by Beijing to join the elite grouping. Now the world's second-largest economy, China asked last year for the yuan to be added to the grouping, but until recently the yuan's exchangeability on international markets has been deemed too tightly controlled by Beijing for it to fully qualify. IMF chief Christine Lagarde said in a statement that the staff...
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